On the 11th August, Dan and I went head-to-head competing against each other to become the DNA Fishing Podcast Species Champion, fishing LRF methods around Portsmouth on one of the hottest days of the year.
Listen to how we got on in episode 16 of the DNA Fishing Podcast with Dan n Ad.
24th August, 2024 @ 11:05 am
Superb podcast men. Made better for me as I have fished Pompey on and off since the late sixties even though I left For employment in 1970. I am 71 now. Was down a week after your session and fished top of the harbour by the fort successfully for micro bass in sunny but windy conditions. There were 40cm bass up against the sea wall too. I used metals but hedged my bets tipped with isome in pink and red. Fishing next two days I was blown off the beach and St George’s road an old flounder mark decades ago. And east side of SParade Pier. Then to Victoria pier same and weed troublesome. No corkies! Went inside camber and used drop shot for nice size black bream and many black gobies. (Isome) Finally caught a bout of Covid as travelled on bus everywhere using bus pass. Bloody Petri dish risk. Hilsea moat and port creek seem devoid of fish. Two anglers said it has been poor all season. Flood improvements scheme starts September. It will be hard to access after they finish as fishing not included in scheme? Moat water quality horrific. Was told that money to improve it is from a different budget so maybe not a priority. There were fish in there last century! The wind took my line in the camber and so I had a small pout. How did you combat the wind to work your small jigheads? Finally you mentioned “guesting” certain marks for goldsinny. I’m intrigued. Always wondered about dropping a line at the marina near hayling ferry on a decent tide. Mini Mullet to add to your list? Used to be sand eels north side of hayling ferry
But the area is more stony than sandy as they put barriers up to stop longshore drift. Thoroughly enjoyed you podcast and tips. Thank you both. Where are the flounders? Bill Seager.
25th August, 2024 @ 9:41 am
Thanks Bill. Loved reading your comments. You certainly got around. Sorry to hear you picked up a bug. Hopefully the bream from the camber made up for some of that. There’s a lot here. Going to do it justice and talk about it on our next podcast. With regards to fishing light in high winds, aside from having the right mainline, all you can really do is cast into or down wind to fish effectively. Somewhere like the Camber is a good example because you have lots of different angled platforms facing the water, so you can move about. The wind will limit where you can fish. But amazing how effectively you can fish with a bow of line towards you, or away. A bow of line to the side is the killer. Speak soon